A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, where waves set off by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s remote Far East are expected to arrive after 7 p.m. local time.

Hurricane Iona is one of two major weather systems in the central Pacific Ocean. In its latest advisory, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said Iona was about 735 miles (1,180 kilometers) away from Honolulu, with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph (205 kph).

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hurricane Iona has started to weaken rapidly as it moves westward, well south of Hawaii. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Keli is hanging on in intensity as a weak tropical storm to the southeast of the state.

Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward and does not pose any land threat to the Hawaiian Islands, forecasters said.